Bacteria

Biology March 20, 2018

9 accidental inventions

Thankfully, not all science experiments go according to plan. Some of the world's best inventions were created by accident.

Genetics November 17, 2016

Here's what microbes are living on ATM keypads in New York City

Automated teller machines aren’t just a source of cash.

Digging History May 2, 2016

Medieval parasite-filled poop found in Jerusalem latrine

The excavation of a roughly 500-year-old latrine in Jerusalem has uncovered thousands of eggs from human parasites, including some that may have come from Northern Europe, a new study finds

Evolution May 2, 2016

2 billion years unchanged, bacteria pose an evolutionary puzzle

Wedged inside rocks in the deep sea off the coast of Western Australia lurks an organism that hasn't evolved in more than 2 billion years, scientists say

Biology October 21, 2015

Winning photos bring the itsy-bitsy to life

A teensy bat embryo covering its eyes with wings, an ant carrying her larva and wobbly-looking newborn spiderlings are just a few of the winners of a photography contest honoring the little things in life — including babies, it seems.

Bacteria October 21, 2015

Tiny 'Cthulhu' monsters discovered in termite guts

Scientists have discovered two new species of strange-looking microbes that live in the bellies of termites, and they've named the creatures Cthulhu and Cthylla, an ode to H.P. Lovecraft.

Bacteria October 21, 2015

Evidence of 3.5-billion-year-old bacterial ecosystems may be earliest sign of life on Earth

Scientists have discovered what may be the earliest sign of life on Earth. Remains of nearly 3.5-billion-year-old bacteria has been found in north-west Australia.

Bacteria October 21, 2015

Life found thriving deep under ocean floor

Beneath the seafloor lives a vast and diverse array of microbes, chomping on carbon that constantly rains down from above and is continually buried by a never-ending downpour of debris some whale dung here, some dead plankton there.

Evolution October 21, 2015

Surprise! Life discovered inside deep-sea rocks

Towering rocks at the bottom of the ocean hold a surprising secret: Life

Bacteria October 20, 2015

'Odd little creature' skips sex, eats DNA

The tiny, all-female bdelloid rotifers have endured the past 80 million years without sex.

Plants October 20, 2015

Fungus among us? Mold fears for space station cargo ship

The robotic European cargo ship Albert Einstein was opened Tuesday morning at the International Space Station -- a day late because of concerns that mold may have grown inside the vehicle, NASA officials said.